Missouri

[mi-zoor-ee, -zoor-uh]

noun

plural

Missouris ,

plural

Missouri .

1. a state in the central United States. 69,674 sq. mi. (180,455 sq. km). Jefferson City. MO (for use with zip code), Mo.

2. a river flowing from SW Montana into the Mississippi N of St. Louis, Mo. 2,723 miles (4,382 km) long.

3. a member of a North American Indian tribe belonging to the Siouan linguistic stock, located on the Missouri River in early historic times and now extinct as a tribe.

Missouri

/ mɪˈzʊərɪ /

noun

1. Abbreviation: Mo.  MO. a state of the central US: consists of rolling prairies in the north, the Ozark Mountains in the south, and part of the Mississippi flood plain in the southeast, with the Mississippi forming the E border; chief US producer of lead and barytes. Capital: Jefferson City. Pop: 5 704 484 (2003 est). Area: 178 699 sq km (68 995 sq miles)

2. a river in the W and central US, rising in SW Montana: flows north, east, and southeast to join the Mississippi above St Louis; the longest river in North America; chief tributary of the Mississippi. Length: 3970 km (2466 miles)

Missouri

1. State in the central United States bordered by Iowa to the north; Illinois, Kentucky, and Tennessee to the east; Arkansas to the south; and Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska to the west. Its capital is Jefferson City, and its largest city is St. Louis.

Other Word Forms

• Missourian adjective

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. from Missouri, unwilling to accept something without proof; skeptical.

   I'm from Missouri—you'll have to show me that you're right.

see from Missouri.

Example Sentences

In recent months, GOP-controlled legislatures in Texas and Missouri have approved new congressional boundaries designed to add Republican seats, while legislators in Kansas and Indiana are considering similar steps.

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The manufacturing survey covers activity in the Tenth District, which includes Colorado, Oklahoma, Wyoming, Nebraska, Kansas, the northern half of New Mexico and the western third of Missouri.

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Back in Missouri, Chavez said she had two other buyers who also decided to cancel at the last minute.

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Mr. Check is a professor of music at the University of Central Missouri.

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At the University of Missouri, researchers are exploring how these foods influence brain function.

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